The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-11
CONGRESSIONAL
P~RocEEpINos.

HoUsE-A communication from the
secretary of the treasury was laid be-
fore the house by the speaker relative
to the tariff law about fish, request in
response to for same. Referred.
The senate bill authorizing building
at Camden, n. j., cost 100000 was
passed. 80,
Dibblc, of South Carolina, presented
an oath of office taken by Representa-
tive Akin, ofSouth Carolina, who is
sick.
Submitted and referred:
By Wheeler, of Ala.- A resolution
providing that the committee on cleo
lions of the fiftieth congress shall be
appointed by the two senior members
of the majority and II senior MEM
Der of the minority party.
BY Oates, Of Misunderstanding a
residence of ten years by aliens before
naturalization. .,
BY Davidson, of Fla.-To establish
quarantine stations neal Key West.
BY Merrill, of Kan.-T To reduce the
duty on sugar and place lumber and
salt on the free list.
BY Peters, of Kan.-Authorizing
the secretary of treasury to erect pub
lie buildings in any town where the
gross receipts from any office exceed
$4,000 to the government at an ulti-
mate cost of $4,000.
BY Long, of Mass.-Requiring every
United States vessel of 200 tons to
have nam. painted on the bow.
BY James, of N. Y.-CalliHg on the
secretary OF the interior for informa'
ton as to the authority under which
certain Indians were absent from their
reservations engaged in pubic ex-
hibitions.
BY Merriman, of N. J.-For pur-
chase of EricsOn's, destroyer" and
ten large steel vessels of same type.
BY ~Butterworth, of Ohio-Author-
izing the secretary of the treasury to
pay the city Of Cincinnati one-half of
the cost of construction of a pave
ment in front of the custom house in
that city.
BY Foran, of Ohio-Fixing the COM
missioner of labor's salary at $4,000.
ID Morrison, of ILL.,, reported a resolu-
ton, which was agreed to, setting
aside Wednesday and Thursday next
for the consideration of business re-
ported from the judiciary committee.
This order included the anti-polyg-
amy bill Of Messrs. Edmunds and
Tucker.
The District of Columbia commit
tee was then given the floor, and the
following measures were passed:
Bill providing for the creation of a
school board for the District of CO.
lumbia.
Bill making an appropriation of
$4,000 for the construction of n
bridge across the eastern branch of
the Potomac, from the foot of Penn
sylvania venue east to the MARYLAND
shore.
January 81 was fixed as the date for
consideration of the bill incorporating
the Traction Gable Railway Company.
Senate bills affecting various inter-
ests in the District Of Columbia were
then passed.
Young Mems Christian Association
was made exempt from taxes as we'll
as that of the Corcoran Art Gallery.
House bill enabling foreign execu-
IOTS anu uOllliliStiotOi w ~ III Nv
district passed.
House then at 2:40 p. IN. adjourned.
SENATE-The president of the sem
ate presented the following commu-
nications, which were referred:
A recommendation from the secre-
tary of the treasury for the appropri-
alton of $34,500 for the extension of
the post office building at Newark,
N. j..
From the secretary of war a report
from the board of engineers regarding
the bridge over the Mississippi near
st. Louis.
After discussion of the interstate
commerce bill and other measures, at
4 O'Clock the senate went into execu-
tive session, and a few moments later,
when the doors were reopened, adj
journed.